Due to its rusty red appearance caused by iron oxide in its soil, Mars has always been known as the Red Planet. However, ...

A new NASA-led study suggests that photosynthetic microbes could thrive in hidden bubbles of meltwater below patches of ice ...

Scientists know quite a bit about the surface of Mars from robotic missions, but there are still many unexplored geologic ...

A new study has posited that certain regions could be better suited for life to grow on Mars than others due to certain ...

"Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of 'cryptic ...

If life exists on Mars, a creature would have to withstand radiation and have access to water. One potential niche fulfilling ...

WHAT looks like a grisly, sun-scorched human face has been found half-buried in the sand on Mars by Nasa’s Perseverance rover. An image taken by the rover in September shows a sandy face ...

Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in ...

2024 — Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the surface -- from river deltas to valleys carved by massive flash floods.

“Martian ice exposures are probably one of the most accessible places we should be looking” for life on the red planet, ...

Everybody from NASA to David Bowie has wondered if there’s life on Mars – and now we might have a precise place to look for ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has new insights into how Mars might have changed from a potentially habitable, water-rich planet to ...